ACTION NEWS REPORTER PHIL GOMEZ LIVE IN SANTA CRUZ WHERE PEOPLE ARE STOCKING UP ON SUPPLIES AND PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE MUDSLIDES - PHIL?# THE FIRST STORM FRONT THAT SWEPT THROUGH SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CAUSED SOME POWER OUTAGES AND AT LEAST ONE ROAD CLOSURE, BUT A WETTER, WINDIER STORM IS BEARING DOWN ON THE CENTRAL COAST AND MAY CAUSE SOME FLOODING AND POWER OUTAGES. THE SUN WAS OUT EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT STORM CLOUDS WERE LOOMING IN THE SKIES ABOVE... A BREAK IN RAINY WEATHER ALLOWED SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PUBLIC WORK CREWS....AND CAL TRANS WORKERS TO CLEAR AWAY DEBRIS FROM STORM DRAINS THAT COULD CLOG UP IN THIS NEXT ROUND OF WET WEATHER. SANTA CRUZ OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGER PAUL HORVAT SAYS THIS NEXT STORM WILL DROP MORE RAIN, CAUSE MINOR MUDSLIDES, AND FIFTY-FIVE MILE AN HOUR WINDS. We ask residents to take in the storm to make sure that they hhave emergency supplies on hand and that they're prepared in case of power outages. MOST LONG TIME MOUNTAIN RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND ALREADY HAVE THEIR LIST OF NEEDS AT HAND. I've got extra Ice in the freezer. Gutters are cleared. Culverts in our private roads are clear. We make sure cars have full tanks of gas. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING UNEXPECTED OR FORGOTTEN, SO A STEADY STREAM OF CUSTOMERS WERE DROPPING BY SCARBOROUGH LUMBER IN BOULDER CREEK, STOCKING UP BEFORE THE NEXT STORM STRIKES. The most popular appears to be the tarps at he moment because everyones trying to keep stuff dry on roofs having leaks like that so tend to use tarps for occassions. WITH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO BLOW THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IT'S FEARED TREES WILL BLOW ONTO POWER LINES WHICH COULD LEAD TO OUTAGES . P-G-AND-E SAYS THEY'VE GOT CREWS READY TO WHIP INTO ACTION. Our crews are ready to respond as necessary. We also work year long to prevention maintenance work as well as tree trimming and our crews are ready to respond to the storm as needed. P-G-AND-E ALSO REMINDS PEOPLE IF YOU SEE ELECTRICAL WIRES GO DOWN DON'T GO NEAR THEM THEY CAN STILL BE DANGEROUS....BUT CALL 9-1-1 AND EVENTUALLY CREWS WILL GET TO THE SCENE. IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR ABOUT ONE-THOUSAND HOMES IN A-ZUSA AND GLENDORA. THOSE HOMES SIT BELOW A TWO- THOUSAND ACRE AREA THAT BURNED IN JANUARY.. AND THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT MUDSLIDES. THE SAME POWERFUL STORM THAT WE ARE BRACING FOR.... IS EXPECTED TO HIT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT... BRINGING A LOT OF RAIN-- AS MUCH AS ONE TO TWO INCHES AN HOUR.# THE LAST ROUND OF